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Lexicon :: Strong's G4583 - selēniazomai

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σεληνιάζομαι
Transliteration
selēniazomai (Key)
Pronunciation
sel-ay-nee-ad'-zom-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Middle voice or passive from a presumed derivative of σελήνη (G4582)
mGNT
2x in 2 unique form(s) TR
2x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

σεληνιάζομαι selēniázomai, sel-ay-nee-ad'-zom-ahee; middle voice or passive from a presumed derivative of G4582; to be moon-struck, i.e. crazy:—be a lunatic.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G4583 in the following manner: be lunatick (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G4583 in the following manner: be lunatick (2x).

  1. to be moon-struck or lunatic

  2. to be epileptic

    1. epilepsy being supposed to return and increase with the increase of the moon. This meaning is doubtful as the Greeks knew nothing of epilepsy.

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σεληνιάζομαι selēniázomai, sel-ay-nee-ad'-zom-ahee; middle voice or passive from a presumed derivative of G4582; to be moon-struck, i.e. crazy:—be a lunatic.
STRONGS G4583:
σεληνιάζομαι; (σελήνη); (literally, to be moon-struck (cf. lunatic); see Wetstein on Matthew 4:24; Suicer, Thesaurus ii. 945f; BB. DD., under the word ); to be epileptic (epilepsy being supposed to return and increase with the increase of the moon): Matthew 4:24; Matthew 17:15. (Manetho carm. 4, 81 and 217; (Lucian, others); ecclesiastical writings.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
4:24; 4:24; 17:15

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Strong's Number G4583 matches the Greek σεληνιάζομαι (selēniazomai),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:24 - فَذَاعَ صِيتُهُ فِي سُورِيَّةَ كُلِّهَا. فَحَمَلُوا إِلَيْهِ مَرْضَاهُمُ الْمُصَابِينَ بِأَمْرَاضٍ وَأَوْجَاعٍ مُخْتَلِفَةٍ، وَالْمَسْكُونِينَ بِالشَّيَاطِينِ، وَالْمَصْرُوعِينَ، وَالْمَشْلُولِينَ، فَشَفَاهُمْ جَمِيعاً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:15 - وَقَالَ: «يَا سَيِّدُ، ارْحَمِ ابْنِي لأَنَّهُ مُصَابٌ بِالصَّرْعِ، وَهُوَ يَتَعَذَّبُ عَذَاباً شَدِيداً. وَكَثِيراً مَا يَسْقُطُ فِي النَّارِ أَوْ فِي الْمَاءِ.
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